you can buy the pharmaceutical grade active ingredient "melaleuca oil" at this web site http://www.melaleuca.com ....click on the product link. I was trying to sell this stuff at one time but gave up. Scott wrote: > I recently has some trouble with my discus (I know > they are not dwarfs or even close but this may help > you some day). THey slimed up badly and got very dark. > I decided to try something new instead of whacking out > my tank with massive amounts of antibiotics (plus I > DESPISE the use of antibiotics in situations where it > can be avoided). At my local store I picked up some > Melafix, which is endorsed by Jack Wattley. After 3 > days (of the recommended 7) treatment, I have to say > WOW. The fish have colored up again, and are very > active. I did not let them get to the point of not > eating but I did lose my favorite one (oddly he did > not slime up like the others), I think but I have not > found his body (It is very heavily planted). THe tank > clouded up for a day, but no other fish were lost. I > do not work for the company that makes it and I never > was a fan of theirs but I give MelaFix two big thumbs > up! Coincidentally, this is the tank where I have the > apisto that I blamed for being hyper-aggressive, maybe > it was just a plague that the other two brought in and > succumbed to then passed on to the discus? The lonely > single apisto has looked great the whole time. Max, > this problem has prevented me from sending you plants > since I doubt you want them from a sick tank. Drop me > a line. > > Thanks, > scott > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Spot the hottest trends in music, movies, and more. > http://buzz.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com.